Good news: Announcing the 2025-26 JSK Journalism Fellows! They will spend next year at Stanford, pursuing individual projects + exploring opportunities for collective action that responds to accelerating threats to freedom of news and information. Bravo! jsk.stanford.edu/news/jsk-nam...

JSK names 16 journalism fellows for 2025-26

Journalism leaders and innovators will pursue individual projects as well as opportunities for collective action that responds to accelerating threats to independent media.

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Who's going to ISOJ in Austin this year? I'll be there with 4 of our 2025 fellows @jskstanford.bsky.social and more JSK alumni. Look forward to talking with you about JSK's role in supporting press freedom and reimagining journalism in this era of chaos & transformation. isoj.org/symposia/2025/

The freeze on federal USDA grants — money already promised — is causing pain & uncertainty among America’s farmers.

Jill Geisler@jillgeisler.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Emmet Fisher, who runs a small dairy farm in Hager City, said during the town hall that he was struggling with the freeze that’s been put on federal spending, which affected grants he was set to receive through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)." wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...

Indeed! Good way to start the weekend.

dan sinker@dansinker.com · 2y ago

Nice Saturday morning thread

If you're trying to figure out what to do right now, my advice is to just pick a thing that you think might be useful in some way, however small, and do it. Doing a thing leads you to doing another, bigger thing, and prepares you for that next thing.

We should do a lot more of this, for as long as it takes. open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...

Confronting Chaos, Corruption, Cruelty and Cowardice

Four ways to hold the line on Trump and the Muskrats

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Start the New Year off right by doing something for you: Register for tomorrow's webinar to get your questions answered about the JSK Fellowships in our final info session. You have one more week before the US deadline to submit -- and we hope you do. Your future self will thank you. See you there!

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford@jskstanford.bsky.social · 2y ago

Learn what the JSK Fellowships could do for your journalism career! Register now for tomorrow's webinar—the last before the application deadline!

Kudos to @knightfdn.bsky.social for funding a new fellowship to help journalists at risk. Pleased that @jskstanford.bsky.social is a partner w/Lynette Clemetson at the Knight-Wallace Fellowships, Kathy Keily at Mizzou J School & Lucy Westcott @CPJ, led by @joelsimonsays.bsky.social @CUNY J School.

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford@jskstanford.bsky.social · 2y ago

JSK and three other top #journalism programs will collaborate to support journalists from around the world who face censorship or other repressive actions. https://buff.ly/4gFDOpO

Are you a journalist passionate about confronting the profound challenges facing journalism and democracy today? Do you want to be in a community that invests in your professional and personal growth? Check out the JSK Fellowships at Stanford -- and apply! The deadline is Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. PT.

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford@jskstanford.bsky.social · 2y ago

Missed our latest Q&A webinar? No worries! The recording is now live on our YouTube channel. Catch up or rewatch to gain valuable insights from our directors. youtu.be/7OkTpt34E8c Don't forget to beat the deadline: 1 pm on Jan 15, 2025

Giving thanks with a grateful heart for my family -- and those we invited who were new to an American Thanksgiving. Whatever is happening in our country's politics, let's be generous and kind to others.

According to this site, Bluesky has well over 23 million users - and counting. Watch counter as it tallies: bcounter.nat.vg

Eager to grow as a leader & help shape journalism’s future? Join us for a live Q&A webinar on Tues., Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. PT. We'll tell you about the JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford & answer your questions. Register and join us! bit.ly/jsk-dec03

Starter pack: Home-grown Granny Smith apples. Add in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter + love = Thanksgiving pie!

You can go home again! Two @jskstanford.bsky.social alumni visited JSK Fellowships HQ last week, the 1st time since their fellowships: Wanja Njunga, 2003, from Kenya & Jeffrey Simpson, 1993, from Canada. JSK changed the trajectory of their lives & work, giving them confidence, & new ideas to pursue.

Emperor penguin that travelled 3,000km to West Australian beach begins long journey home

Emperor penguin that travelled 3,000km to West Australian beach begins long journey home

Gus gained 3.5kg during his 20-day stopover before being released back into the Southern Ocean on Wednesday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Gus, an emperor penguin who gained international fame after travelling about 3,000km from Antarctica to the West Australian coast, is on his long way home after being released into the Southern Ocean. Emperor penguins can travel up to 1,600km on foraging trips, when they hunt fish, squid and krill. So Gus’s arrival on Ocean Beach, Denmark, on 1 November sparked surprise. Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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This doesn’t look good.

The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp · 2y ago

Vladimir Putin's hypersonic missile carried a simple message to the West over Ukraine: back off, and if you don't, Russia reserves the right to hit U.S. and British military facilities.

Capturing and savoring a moment of beauty in my day... (walking to my office at the @jskstanford.bsky.social in the early morning light.) Finding ways to seek grounding and strength as we head into uncertain times ahead...photography is helping me.

And sharing your beautiful woodwork was an inspiring open to today’s @jskstanford.bsky.social cohort session, @ryanpitts.bsky.social Stretching yourself to try creative things you’ve never done — while you work to reimagine journalism — is a great idea. We won’t get there with the status quo.

Ryan Pitts@ryanpitts.bsky.social · 2y ago

I flew too close to the sun today. Wanted to see how thin I could turn this bowl, and learned a sad lesson about how much weaker the pith is in a piece of natural wood. Very happy with the shape and how thin I was able to turn it, though! #woodsky

The first major atmospheric river storm to hit the West Coast this season is kicking off the rainy season with a bang. "That’s going to be quite a lot of water." @weatherwest.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

California's rainy season begins with a bomb cyclone bang. Are we in for a third record wet winter?

The first major atmospheric river system is pummeling the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, supercharged by a bomb cyclone. But officials still say it's too early to determine what the rest o...

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Stanford's Hoover Tower lit up in Cardinal Red tonight in anticipation of The Big Game on Saturday -- The 127th Stanford-Cal Big Game in Berkeley. (Not sure who at Stanford is on Bluesky, but here you go @stanfordpress.bsky.social)

Hooray, Jen Larino, @jskstanford.bsky.social fellowships alum, for saying out loud what we all know to be true: Journalism pushes people to overexert and overgive. That can only be sustainable for a time. What actually makes sense?

Local News Matters podcast@lnmpod.com · 2y ago

🚀 Episode 48 of @lnmpod.com with Jennifer Larino is out. The ED & Co-Founder of Lede New Orleans talks with host @timreganporter.lnmpod.com about how her organization is reshaping local journalism by training young BIPOC storytellers to address community information needs.

🚀 Episode 48 of @lnmpod.com with Jennifer Larino is out. The ED & Co-Founder of Lede New Orleans talks with host @timreganporter.lnmpod.com about how her organization is reshaping local journalism by training young BIPOC storytellers to address community information needs.

Yes!! So glad there's a smart space to have thoughtful conversations again with lots of people I know & missed -- and others I hadn't known existed, but are stunningly brilliant.

dan sinker@dansinker.com · 2y ago

It’s genuinely stunning just how much the post-Twitter landscape has changed in the last two weeks. Y’all it was a long, lonely time in the wilderness. So glad to see so many of you again.

One of the Top 20 Podcasts of 2024? Bravo, @tonyamosley.bsky.social!

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford@jskstanford.bsky.social · 2y ago

Big news for JSK alum @tonyamosley.bsky.social! Her podcast She Has A Name has been named one of the Top 20 Podcasts of 2024 by Audible. 🎉 The series is a testament to the power of storytelling to heal and connect. 🎧 Listen here: www.audible.com/podcast/Trut...

There's a terrific group of innovative, creative and kind people reimagining journalism in this JSK Fellows Starter Pack, created by JSK alum @dansinker.com. (Thanks, Dan!) Follow them on Bluesky!

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford@jskstanford.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks to JSK alum @dansinker.com for jumpstarting this starter pack. #journalism bsky.app/starter-pack...

Breathe -- in these challenging times -- and prep to do great journalism. Smart take by @jskstanford.bsky.social fellowship alum @aglantz.bsky.social "In the next four years, we must hold President Trump accountable, but we must also focus on issues that matter to our audiences." Thank you, Aaron.

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford@jskstanford.bsky.social · 2y ago

The next chapter of journalism demands more than reactive reporting. JSK alum @aglantz.bsky.social highlights how journalists can reshape the narrative by digging deeper into the issues that affect communities.

The next chapter of journalism demands more than reactive reporting. JSK alum @aglantz.bsky.social highlights how journalists can reshape the narrative by digging deeper into the issues that affect communities.

Trump’s first term shows journalists can make an impact in his second - Poynter

The press must lean in and focus on issues that matter to our audiences instead of breathlessly reporting on the circus around the president

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Ah, the missing gender lens! Thanks for pointing that out & the conflicting findings, @bobsutton.bsky.social. My friend & speaker & humorist Kathy Klotz-Guest, wrote in reply to you on a diff platform: "I think Guy Kawasaki said 'the higher you go in an organization, the thinner the air.' lol"

Bob Sutton@bobsutton.net · 2y ago

Had fun with this, then got a bit serious: "I had to laugh today when I saw that Jeffrey Pfeffer posted about research that shows more talkative people emerge as leaders, while Adam Grant posted about research that shows better leaders are better listeners." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Hello, Bluesky folks! I'm director of the JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford. I'm invested in our fellows and alumni -- emerging leaders reimagining journalism around the world & finding personal transformation, too. Applications are now open; apply & join us! jsk.stanford.edu/become-a-fel...

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Such a fun read -- especially for anyone (like me) who worked in that historic SF Chronicle building. It includes photos of newspaper life in the 1920s, with fire poles to a sub-basement printing press, info transmitted by pneumatic tubes "and a clock tower with a view of San Francisco’s future."

Tim O’Rourke@handle.invalid · 2y ago

Today (Nov. 13) marks 100 years of journalism in the Chronicle Building in San Francisco. 📰 Read about the history of our newsroom’s home at Fifth and Mission in this essay from our own reporter-historian-showrunner, Peter Hartlaub: www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...